STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Behind the Lines"
(fka "Life During Wartime")
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Rene Echevarria
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LeVar Burton
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "Behind the Lines" - 08/05/97 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Behind the Lines"
CAST
SISKO ROM
KIRA NOG
ODO DUKAT
BASHIR FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
DAX WEYOUN
WORF DAMAR
O'BRIEN ROSS
QUARK
JAKE
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Behind the Lines" - 08/05/97 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Behind the Lines"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
(TEROK NOR) (TEROK NOR)
KIRA'S QUARTERS
ODO'S QUARTERS STARBASE 375
PROMENADE
QUARK'S/SECOND LEVEL
SECURITY OFFICE
WARDROOM
HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
SECOND HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
CONDUIT
DEFIANT
BRIDGE
MESS HALL
QUARTERS
STARBASE 375
SISKO'S OFFICE
DS NINE - "Behind the Lines" - 08/06/97 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Behind the Lines"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ARGOLIS ahr-GO-liss
DAMAR dah-MAR
GRAVITON GRAV-ih-tahn
ROTARRAN row-TAR-an
WEYOUN WAY-yoon
HAJ hahj
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines"- REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Behind the Lines"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
The Defiant is orbiting the station. There should be
evidence of other Starfleet ships either docked or
approaching/departing the station.
SISKO (V.O.)
Captain's Log, Stardate 51145.3.
The Defiant has been operating out
of Starbase Three-Seven-Five,
conducting forays into Dominion-
controlled space.
As Sisko's Log continues, we...
CUT TO:
2 INT. DEFIANT - MESS HALL
where we find SISKO, DAX, BASHIR, NOG and a roomful of
SUPERNUMERARIES.
SISKO (V.O.)
(continuing)
While the missions have taken a
toll on my people, they remain
determined to do whatever it takes
to win this war.. As do I.
The crew is celebrating its successful return from
another mission and the Mess Hall is fuller and louder
than we've ever seen it. our people have faced
hazardous duty daily, and when they return to safety,
the pressure of their situation demands release.
Nog has set up a makeshift BAR, complete with BOTTLES
and GLASSWARE, and he's using the skills he learned in
his uncle's establishment to mix elaborate drinks. He
picks up a TRAY of DRINKS, and we FOLLOW him as he
crosses to --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 2.
3 OMITTED
3A SISKO, DAX AND BASHIR
sitting at a table. As he serves them three tumblers
of brandy:
NOG
Here you are...
Sisko looks at the drinks, surprised and pleased.
SISKO
How'd you get your hands on
Saurian Brandy?
BASHIR
In the middle of a war, no less.
NOG
It's a busy Starbase.
(smiles)
I may be a cadet, but I'm still a
Ferengi.
DAX
(raising her glass)
Lucky for us.
Nog moves off with the tray, crossing past the door,
which OPENS to admit O'BRIEN. He's carrying an empty
CANISTER about three feet long. He approaches Sisko's
table to present it to him. When the crew sees him,
they start to gather around to watch.
O'BRIEN
Excuse me, captain.
When Sisko sees the canister in O'Brien's hand, he
immediately knows what it is and what is expected of
him. Our people are about to act out what has become
a ritual of sorts.
O'BRIEN
The power cell from the phaser
array, sir. We used it up on the
last mission.
Sisko takes the cannister, holds it out for everyone to
see.
SISKO
Take a good look at this, people.
It says something about this ship.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 3.
3A CONTINUED:
SISKO (Cont'd)
It says that we're willing to
fight -- and that we'll keep on
fighting until we can't fight
anymore.
Everyone in the room answers in unison --
ALL
Yes, sir!
SISKO
You don't just throw something
like this away.
ALL
No, sir!
Sisko looks over at the wall, where SIX other
CANISTERS form a row of trophies. As Sisko moves over
to place the cannister next to the others, the crew
breaks into cheers and applause.
It's a rousing moment, and only Nog notices the door to
the Mess Hall OPENING behind them to admit ADMIRAL
ROSS.
NOG
Admiral on deck!
The room falls silent as everyone turns to stand at
attention.
ROSS
As you were.
The mood relaxes a bit as people move to talk to each
other, but the din in the room is noticeably quieter.
Sisko moves to join Ross. He's been serving under him
ever since the crew's rescue in "Rocks and Shoals," and
the two men have developed a close relationship based
on mutual respect.
ROSS
(as Sisko approaches)
Ben.
SISKO
Admiral.
ROSS
Let's take a walk.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 3A.
3B INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR
as Sisko and Ross ENTER and slowly make their way down
it.
ROSS
(smiles)
What was going on in there?
SISKO
Just a little ritual we fell into --
it helps the crew unwind.
ROSS
They deserve it. They've done a
hell of a job.
SISKO
Thank you, sir.
Sisko smiles at his friend...
SISKO
But you didn't come here to tell
me that, did you?
Ross smiles, gets to the point of his visit.
ROSS
No, I didn't. Ever since this war
began, the Dominion's been able to
outmaneuver us at every turn. No
matter where we send our ships,
they always seem to be there
waiting for us.
SISKO
(dry)
I've noticed that.
ROSS
(smiles)
It's almost enough to make you
think they're smarter than we are.
(off Sisko's smile)
But they're not. They've just had
an edge we didn't know about until
yesterday. Starfleet Intelligence
located a massive sensor array
hidden on the periphery of the
Argolis cluster. The damn thing
can monitor ship movements across
five sectors.
SISKO
That's how they've managed to stay
one step ahead of us.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 4.
3B CONTINUED:
ROSS
They've had an enormous tactical
advantage. I want you to take it
away from them.
SISKO
Gladly, sir.
ROSS
It's not going to be easy. The
array's heavily defended.
Ross hands Sisko the PADD he's carrying.
ROSS
Here's the Intelligence Report.
Look it over. I want an attack
plan on my desk by oh-eight
hundred.
SISKO
You'll have it.
A moment of soldierly camaraderie between them, then
Ross turns and moves away. Off Sisko's face as he
considers what he's been asked to do...
4 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Establishing. Dominion ships come and go.
5 INT. QUARK'S - SECOND LEVEL (OPTICAL)
where we find KIRA and ROM near the railing, looking
down at the crowd on the First Level. Rom slowly wipes
down a table, pretending to work so he can watch.
There's a group of CARDASSIAN SOLDIERS at the Dabo
table, gambling and having a good time. BAJORAN
SUPERNUMERARIES sit at various tables, their mood a bit
subdued by the Cardassians in their midst. JEM'HADAR
SOLDIERS stand here and there, implacably watching the
proceedings but not joining in.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 5.
5 CONTINUED:
QUARK, along with a few FERENGI WAITERS, is scrambling
to serve the customers.
ROM
There he is.
Below, we see DAMAR, Gul Dukat's right hand man, ENTER
from the Promenade.
KIRA
Damar's a creature of habit, all
right.
Damar moves to an open space at the bar near THREE
CARDASSIANS.
KIRA
(sarcastic)
After a hard day's work, he
deserves his glass of kanar.
Damar barks and order to Quark -- we see his lips move,
but can't hear him from this vantage point. Quark
hurries to get a bottle -- while he waits, Damar
glances around, scowls at the Jem'Hadar in his midst.
KIRA
Why are the Jem'Hadar always in
here, he asks himself. They don't
eat, they don't drink, they don't
gamble -- all they do is take up
space.
As Quark pours Damar a drink, Damar asks him something.
KIRA
Damar asks his bartender if he
found a PADD he was working on the
other day. He misplaced it, he
wants it back.
Quark shakes his head, shrugs.
ROM
My brother tells the truth, he
hasn't seen it.
Damar accepts Quark's word, drinks his Kanar.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 6.
5 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
Damar doesn't like that. The PADD
contained a draft copy of a secret
memorandum he was working on
concerning the shortage of White.
Without the drug, the Jem'Hadar
will run amok, killing everyone
and everything in their path. If
the Cardassians can't bring down
the minefield and re-open the
supply line from the Gamma
Quadrant, they're planning to
poison the last ration of White
and eliminate the Jem'Hadar before
it's too late.
(beat, to Rom)
How did you get hold of Damar's
PADD, anyway?
ROM
(modest)
I'm good with my hands.
Rom gestures to a table of THREE JEM'HADAR sitting
nearby, glaring at Damar.
ROM
(with anticipation)
Here we go... they've seen him.
After a beat, the JEM'HADAR THIRD motions for the
others to follow him. Kira and Rom watch as the group
of Jem'Hadar come to a stop a few yards behind Damar.
The Third says something to Damar, but again, we don't
hear it. When Damar turns to face him, the Third barks
an accusation, pulls out a CARDASSIAN PADD.
KIRA
The missing PADD.
Damar knows immediately what it is, he makes an angry
accusation.
KIRA
(smiles knowingly)
He thinks they stole it.
The Jem'Hadar bristles at Damar's retort --
ROM
The Jem'Hadar didn't like that...
The Third points at a nearby table --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - TEASER 7.
5 CONTINUED: (4)
KIRA
(to Rom)
Why's he pointing at that table?
ROM
Because that's where he found it.
(pleased)
Right were I left it.
As they watch, the exchange grows more heated -- nearby
Cardassians stand and move to Damar's side, ready to
join in if there's trouble.
KIRA
I knew this was going to work.
The Cardassians and Jem'Hadar may
pretend to be allies, but they
hate each other.
Not knowing what he's getting into, Quark moves to try
to diffuse the situation. Damar roughly shoves Quark
aside, sending him flying across the bar. Rom winces --
ROM
Ow.
Suddenly Damar and the Jem'Hadar Third lunge at each
other. A split second later, their men do the same.
Patrons scramble to get out of the way. We CUT DOWN to
the first level as chaos erupts -- after a few vicious
swipes at each other, a Jem'Hadar pulls his KNIFE and
slashes a Cardassian.
Some Cardassians out on the Promenade realize what's
happening and rush in -- seeing that their comrades
are no match for the Jem'Hadar, a Cardassian pulls his
RIFLE and FIRES at a Jem'Hadar inside, killing him in
a burst of SPARKS. Another Jem'Hadar swings around
with his own weapon and FIRES back.
As the situation escalates, Kira and Rom react -- this
is bigger than they expected. Off this moment, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 8.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)
6 INT. QUARK'S - MINUTES LATER
The rioting has been brought under control; ODO has his
BAJORAN DEPUTIES keeping the JEM'HADAR and CARDASSIANS
separated. Some of them are battered and bloodied, and
we see the bodies of THREE DEAD CARDASSIANS and TWO
DEAD JEM'HADAR.
Broken tables and chairs litter the area, some SCARRED
by phaser fire. In the background, BAJORAN MEDICAL
PERSONNEL are tending to THREE INJURED BAJORANS. Quark
is being led out the door by an N.D. NURSE.
WEYOUN is dressing down the Jem'Hadar Third. Across
the way, a furious DUKAT is talking to a chastened
Damar.
DUKAT
(quiet rage)
I don't care what they did.
You shouldn't've let the situation get
out of hand.
There's nothing Damar can say to defend himself.
Disgusted with him, Dukat crosses away to join Odo in
the center of the room. He looks down at the bodies of
his dead men with controlled rage. As Weyoun turns
away to join Odo and Dukat, he stares the Third down
coldly.
WEYOUN
You're reduced six ranks.
The Jem'Hadar drops his head in obeisance. As Weyoun
moves to join the others, he barely registers the body
of the dead Jem'Hadar. He's more concerned about the
implications of what happened here -- he knows the
Cardassian/Dominion alliance is rocky, and he's worried
about what this incident could do to relations.
WEYOUN
(quiet)
How could Damar have been so
stupid as to leave such an
inflammatory document lying around
for anyone to find?
DUKAT
(anger rising)
Your men stole it from him.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 9.
6 CONTINUED:
WEYOUN
The Jem'Hadar are not thieves.
DUKAT
And Damar is not a liar.
7 ODO
catches a glimpse of Rom on the Second Level, peeking
in from behind the crowd of onlookers. Odo's eyes
narrow as he realizes that the Resistance Cell is
behind what happened -- he's none too happy about it,
and when Rom sees the look on his face, he ducks out of
sight.
8 RESUME
WEYOUN
(to Dukat)
Keep your voice down. Our men
need to see that we're still
allies. Smile.
Weyoun forces a smile, looks around at the gathered
faces as if everything's all right. It's a convincing
show, but when he turns to Dukat, he sees a less-
convincing smile snarled on his features. Warning him
to do better --
WEYOUN
(still smiling)
Dukat.
DUKAT
(through his clenched
smile)
I'm smiling.
ODO
Gentlemen, I suggest we get
everyone out of here as soon as
possible.
WEYOUN
Odo's right. Tell your men
they're confined to quarters
pending disciplinary hearings.
Dukat bristles at being told what to do, but before he
can object --
WEYOUN
I'll do the same.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 10.
8 CONTINUED:
Dukat backs off --
WEYOUN
And keep smiling.
Dukat repaints a smile on his face, glances around at
his men as if everything's all right. Off Odo's face
as he takes in this scene...
9 EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. The Defiant is visible in orbit.
9A INT. STARBASE - ADMIRAL ROSS' OFFICE
This is a minor redress of Sisko's office as seen in
"A Time to Stand." The basic configuration is the
same, but some of Ross's personal items are on the
walls.
Sisko is giving Ross his attack plan, referring to a
STARCHART on the WALL MONITOR. The array is located
at the edge of the Argolis Cluster, across from where
Starbase 375 is located.
SISKO
-- according to Intelligence, the
array is capable of detecting
cloaked ships as far away as two
light years.
Sisko indicates the star chart, showing Ross how a ship
might leave the Starbase and swing around the Argolis.
SISKO
By the time the Defiant got around
the Argolis Cluster, the Dominion
would already know we were coming.
ROSS
(grim)
You'd have a dozen Jem'Hadar ships
on you before you even got close.
SISKO
We need to have the element of
surprise on our side -- it's the
only way.
ROSS
What are you suggesting?
Sisko knows how this is going to sound --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 11.
9A CONTINUED:
SISKO
That I take the Defiant through
the Argolis.
ROSS
You can't take a ship through
there... you'd be cut to pieces by
the gravimetric shear.
SISKO
That's exactly what the Dominion
thinks. But if we came at them
from the Argolis, they wouldn't
know what hit them.
ROSS
What makes you think you can get
through?
SISKO
Dax says she can navigate around
the gravimetric distortions --
she's studied proto-star clusters,
she knows what to look for.
Ross wants to believe it can be done -- he badly wants
the array destroyed.
SISKO
(continuing)
It's a gamble. But it's one I'm
willing to take.
Ross considers for a beat, makes his decision.
ROSS
All right. Let's give it a shot.
When can you leave?
SISKO
As soon as we've finished repairs
on the Defiant.
ROSS
Keep me posted.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 12.
9A CONTINUED: (2)
Ross dismisses him with a nod, turns to his desk
monitor. He's a busy man, and the Defiant's mission
isn't the only thing on his plate. Sisko EXITS, a
confident stride in his step...
10 OMITTED
11 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. Dominion ships come and go.
12 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
where Odo is pacing behind his desk when Kira ENTERS.
KIRA
You wanted to see me?
Odo is angry with her, but he's playing it close to the
vest. He looks at her as if he's expecting her to
apologize to him. After a beat.
ODO
Well?
(off her blank look)
Don't you have something to say to
me?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 13.
12 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(unsure)
You mean about what happened in
Quark's?
(off his nod)
It worked better than I expected.
Odo was hoping to hear an apology, and when he doesn't,
he launches into her.
ODO
I knew you were behind it.
KIRA
Of course you did. We discussed
it at the last Resistance meeting.
ODO
And I said it was a bad idea.
KIRA
Yes, you did.
(annoyed at the memory)
And then you walked out of the
room as if there was nothing more
to say. But Rom and Jake stayed
and we discussed it. And you know
what? I decided it was a good
idea.
ODO
(incensed)
So you went ahead and did it
behind my back?
KIRA
Why are you taking it so
personally?
ODO
How do you expect me to take it?
I spend my days sitting on the
Council with Dukat and Weyoun,
doing what I can to make sure
Bajor survives this war intact.
The last thing I need is to have
you running around causing mayhem.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 14.
12 CONTINUED: (2)
ODO (Cont'd)
Do you have any idea what would
happen if Dukat found out you were
behind it? It would give him all
the excuse he needs to throw every
Bajoran off this station.
KIRA
The Federation is losing this war.
We can't just sit by and do nothing.
ODO
There are limits to what we can
do.
KIRA
I'm beginning to think you
shouldn't have agreed to sit on
that Council. It's as if you've
gotten so invested in making sure
the station runs smoothly, you've
forgotten there's a war going on.
This hits Odo like a punch in the stomach. He rears up
his dignity, asks her outright what she's saying.
ODO
Are you questioning my loyalties,
Major?
This is so far from her mind that she doesn't even
answer directly --
KIRA
I need you, Odo. The Resistance
needs you.
But this isn't good enough for him.
ODO
Answer me. Are you questioning my
loyalties?
KIRA
Of course not. That's not what
this is about.
Before Odo can reply, the door OPENS. They both turn
at the SOUND, and we REVEAL --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT ONE 15.
13 THE FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
last seen in "Broken Link." Outside on the Promenade,
we see TWO JEM'HADAR guards take up position on either
side of the door. Kira is surprised by her unexpected
appearance, but Odo is positively stunned. She looks
at him, speaks in that calm Founder way...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Hello, Odo. It's good to see you
again.
Odo looks at her, rattled by her appearance. Off this
moment we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 16.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
14 INT. SECURITY OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Kira can see that Odo is shaken by the Female
Shape-shifter's unannounced arrival; the Major's crossed
paths with her before, and she doesn't trust her. The
Founder barely registers Kira's presence... all she cares
about is Odo. Without looking at Kira, she calmly
tells her to go.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Leave us. I need to speak with
Odo.
KIRA
(not impressed)
Do you?
The Founder turns and looks at Kira for the first time;
it's as if Kira's very presence tires her. Odo
considers what to do for a moment, then gently lets
Kira know what he wants.
ODO
It's all right, Nerys. I may as
well hear what she has to say.
Kira's all but forgotten the argument she and Odo were
just having -- right now, she's just concerned about
her friend.
KIRA
Are you sure?
Odo nods that it's all right. Kira gives the Founder
a last, "watch yourself" look, then turns and EXITS.
Odo and the Founder study each other for a beat.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You called her "Nerys."
ODO
What of it?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You used to call her "major." Using
a Solid's name denotes intimacy.
Odo isn't about to let her dictate the conversation --
he has questions of his own.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 17.
14 CONTINUED:
ODO
You're a long way from home. Here
to keep an eye on the war effort?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I'm content to leave the details
of the war to the Vorta.
ODO
Then what brings you to Deep Space
Nine?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You.
Odo reacts -- given their past history, this is a
potentially ominous remark.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I was trapped here in the Alpha
Quadrant when Captain Sisko mined
the entrance to the wormhole.
I've spent too much time among
Solids. I came because I felt the
need to be with one of my own.
Given their backstory, Odo can't believe what he's
hearing.
ODO
(sardonic)
That's ironic, considering what
happened the last time we crossed
paths.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You caused the death of a fellow
changeling, Odo. Turning you into
a Solid was the only punishment
severe enough for your crime.
ODO
(incredulous)
And now that I'm a changeling
again, you come here as if nothing
ever happened?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
(simply)
We've forgiven you.
ODO
Well I haven't forgiven you.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 18.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
It's time to put the past behind
us.
ODO
What about the present? You're
waging war against my home.
She looks at Odo sadly, realizing how little he
understands.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
This isn't your home, Odo. You
belong with your own kind... as
part of the Great Link.
Odo had assumed that the Founders had passed final
judgment on him when they turned him into a Solid.
Suddenly the Link is being held out to him again, and
the thought holds great allure -- even so, he's not
about to admit that to her now.
ODO
I'm quite content here, thank you.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You say that because you don't
know what you're capable of
becoming.
(a gentle suggestion)
Perhaps if we spend time together,
you'll begin to understand.
Though he tries to hide it, Odo has a burning curiosity
about his people. Satisfied that she's planted the
seed of temptation, she turns and EXITS... leaving Odo
with a lot to think about...
15 EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
Favoring the Defiant docked at the station.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 19.
16 INT. STARBASE 375 - ADMIRAL ROSS'S OFFICE
as Sisko ENTERS to find Ross at his desk.
SISKO
You wanted to see me, admiral?
ROSS
I just got word. Captain Bennet's
promotion came through. At my
recommendation, Starfleet's
putting her in charge of Seventh
Tactical Wing. She's one of the
best adjutants I've ever had -- a
strong grasp of strategy, an
ability to see the big picture.
SISKO
It doesn't sound like it's going
to be easy to find someone to take
her place.
ROSS
I already have. You.
Sisko is taken completely off guard by this...
SISKO
Sir?
ROSS
(smiles)
I've been very impressed with you
these last few weeks. I think
we're going to make a good team.
This is big deal, and Sisko knows it.
SISKO
Thank you, sir.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 20.
16 CONTINUED:
ROSS
Your assignment is effective
immediately.
It takes Sisko a moment to realize what this means --
SISKO
Immediately, sir? What about the
Argolis mission?
ROSS
(no problem)
Commander Dax will captain the
Defiant.
Something shifts in Sisko's mind -- when it was his
mission it was a risk worth taking, now it suddenly
seems so much more dangerous. Ross sees something
flicker across Sisko's features, misinterprets it.
ROSS
She is up to it, isn't she?
SISKO
(without hesitation)
Absolutely, sir.
(beat)
I guess I'd just gotten used to
the idea of commanding the mission
myself.
Ross is a busy man... as far as he's concerned the matter
is settled. Indicating a few PADDs on his desk --
ROSS
Look over these tactical reports.
I want your thoughts on the Bolian
operation. We'll meet here at oh-
six hundred.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 21.
16 CONTINUED: (2)
Ross sits at his desk, picks up a PADD. Still trying
to catch up with everything that's happened, Sisko
turns and heads for the door. Ross looks up,
remembering he forgot to say something.
ROSS
Ben.
(when Sisko turns)
Congratulations.
Sisko smiles, but we can see that some part of him
wasn't looking for this to happen...
17 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. Dominion ships come and go.
18 INT. WARDROOM
where Odo, Dukat and Weyoun are just finishing their
Council Meeting.
DUKAT
-- Legate Krim will be arriving in
the morning.
ODO
I'll have a security detail escort
him to your office.
(standing)
If that's all?
Before Odo can move off, the door OPENS and the Female
Shape-shifter ENTERS. As the door closes behind her, we
can see her Two Jem'Hadar guards taking up position
outside. Odo's face tells us he wasn't expecting her,
and Weyoun immediately gets up to welcome her.
WEYOUN
Founder, you honor us with your
presence.
She studies him for a moment...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I understand the war is going
well.
Weyoun speaks to her in a low, calming voice. It's as
if he understands that the Founders find the presence
of Solids trying, and he's doing his best to mitigate.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 21A.
18 CONTINUED:
WEYOUN
Only because I've followed the
plan the Founders laid out for me.
Dukat takes the opportunity to introduce himself. In
his mind, he's finally meeting someone who's his equal
in the Dominion hierarchy.
DUKAT
(approaching her)
Welcome to Terok Nor. I'm glad
we're finally getting a chance to
meet.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 22.
18 CONTINUED: (2)
DUKAT (Cont'd)
As leaders of our respective
worlds, you and I are taking our
people into a future that--
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
(interrupting)
What about the minefield? Why
hasn't it been deactivated?
Dukat bristles at being cut off... Weyoun decides to
separate himself from this failure.
WEYOUN
(to Dukat)
Yes, Dukat. This delay is
intolerable. There are thousands
of Jem'Hadar ships stranded on the
other side of the wormhole,
waiting to come through and join
the war effort.
Dukat figures two can play at this game.
DUKAT
(to Weyoun)
Maybe you haven't read the latest
reports, but even without those
ships, I'm still winning this war.
WEYOUN
You're winning?
(to the Founder)
I assure you, I'm intimately
involved in all military
decisions.
The Founder holds her hand up to stop him.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
See to it that the minefield is
brought down.
WEYOUN
Of course.
(bowing his head)
We've imposed our presence on you
long enough.
Weyoun starts to back out of the room. Dukat tries to
regain some of his dignity with a gracious exit.
DUKAT
If you need anything while you're
here, please let me know.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 23.
18 CONTINUED: (3)
And with that, Dukat heads for the door. The Founder
stares at the door, considers her encounter with the
two Solids.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Do they always compete with each
other like that?
Odo can't help but smile...
ODO
As a matter of fact they do.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
And you interact with them often?
(off his nod)
How trying it must be for you.
Finally, someone understands.
ODO
It hasn't been easy...
Odo suddenly feels uncomfortable opening up to her like
this, decides to go.
ODO
If you'll excuse me, I have some
work to do in my quarters.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
May I walk with you?
It's such a simple request, and Odo can't see any harm
in it. He nods, and we...
CUT TO:
19 INT. ODO'S QUARTERS
We start CLOSE on a hand running a finger along a
smooth surface, then WIDEN to reveal it belongs to the
Female Shape-shifter. Odo has brought her to his
quarters and she's inspecting his Shape-shifter jungle
gym. She looks around, takes in the various objects
Odo has in his quarters. She touches a rock or branch
with interest.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 24.
19 CONTINUED:
ODO
"To become a thing, is to know a
thing."
She turns to face him, completes the phrase
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
"To assume its form, is to begin
to understand its existence."
ODO
You tried to teach me that when I
visited our homeworld.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I remember.
ODO
I didn't understand what you meant
by it at first, so when I came
back to the station, I got rid of
the furniture I used to have in my
quarters and replaced it with
these objects.
(looking around)
I've assumed every shape in this
room.
(an admission)
I suppose if it weren't for you,
I would never have known the
simple pleasure one can take in
spending time existing as a stone,
or a branch.
She bows her head slightly, accepting his gratitude.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I'm glad you learned something
from your visit.
They're both thinking back to their first encounter,
the hopes they had for each other.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
(continuing)
Your arrival was a time of great
joy for the Link... and your
departure, a time of great
sadness. If only you'd stayed
with us, Odo...
ODO
I couldn't.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 25.
19 CONTINUED: (2)
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You chose the Solids.
ODO
And I haven't regretted it.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Not even a little?
Odo can't lie...
ODO
I do think about the Link from
time to time...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
It's there for you...
ODO
I can't...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Why? Because of Kira?
She sees she's right...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You still have feelings for her,
don't you?
Odo can't deny it.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
She doesn't share them.
(with sympathy)
I'm sorry.
Odo looks at her with surprise. He knows how she feels
about Solids, and he's not sure if she means this.
ODO
Aren't you going to tell me that
I shouldn't waste my time with a
Solid?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You love her.
Odo pushes aside his suspicion of her, he needs to talk
to someone, and the apparent change in her attitude
toward Kira allows him to make an anguished
admission...
ODO
I wish I didn't.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 26.
19 CONTINUED: (3)
There, he said it -- something he's never been able to
say to anyone else.
ODO
I'm so vulnerable to her... all
she has to do is smile at me and
I'm happy beyond reason... a minor
disagreement between us and I'm
devastated.
(angry with himself)
It's absurd. Sometimes I wish I
could reach inside myself and tear
out my feelings for her. But I
can't.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
(moving to him)
Poor Odo.
ODO
I don't want your pity.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I'm not offering pity.
ODO
(exasperated)
What I need is some peace.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
What you need is clarity. I can
give you that...
She takes his hand. He looks at her, realizing what
she's offering. She studies his face, ready to pull
away if that's what he wants. But Odo says nothing.
20 CLOSE - THEIR HANDS (OPTICAL)
As hers begins to MORPH around his still solid flesh...
21 CLOSE - THEIR FACES
Just inches apart. We hear the SOUND of the morph
continuing off-screen. Even though Odo has yet to
release his shape and meld with her, the effect of her
touch is profound.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Do you want me to stop... ?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT TWO 27.
22 CLOSE - ODO
A long beat, then he finally gives in to what he so
desperately craves.
NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
As their arms go to goo, Odo's expression tells us that
she's given him exactly what she promised -- peace,
clarity. Their bodies begin to merge in a great mass
of roiling Shape-shifter energy... off this moment we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 28.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
24 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
as Kira ENTERS to look for Odo. It's morning and she's
expecting to find him at his desk, but instead she
finds Damar talking to an N.D. CARDASSIAN. There's no
love lost between these two, and Kira decides to ride
him a little.
KIRA
What are you doing here, Damar?
Did Dukat demote you to security
detail?
Kira's right, but Damar won't admit it because he
doesn't want to give her the satisfaction.
DAMAR
What can I do for you, major?
KIRA
I'm looking for Odo.
Damar decides to play with her a little.
DAMAR
He's not here.
KIRA
Do you know where he is?
DAMAR
Yes.
Kira sees the game he's playing, refuses to give him
the satisfaction of rephrasing her question.
KIRA
That's good. It's always good to
know where your boss is.
He bristles at being reminded of his position, and Kira
turns away with a satisfied smile -
DAMAR
He's in his quarters.
Kira nods an acknowledgment, but Damar's not finished --
he smiles, knowing that she's not going to like what
he's about to tell her.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 29.
24 CONTINUED:
DAMAR
With the other Shape-shifter.
Kira's reaction is just what Damar was hoping for --
DAMAR
Jealous, major?
Kira fixes him with a look --
KIRA
Try to stay out of trouble, Damar,
you don't want to end up on
sanitation duty.
And with that, she EXITS... off Damar's annoyed
features...
25 INT. ODO'S QUARTERS
where Odo is near the window, looking out at the stars,
lost in thought. The door CHIMES. He doesn't hear it
at first, and a beat later, it CHIMES again.
ODO
(from far away)
Come in.
The door OPENS and Kira ENTERS. She seems concerned
about something, waits for Odo to turn and register her
presence. When he doesn't...
KIRA
Odo?
Odo comes back from some far-off place, turns and looks
at her. There's a calmness to him that's reminiscent
of the serenity we're used to seeing in the Female
Shape-shifter.
ODO
Nerys...
KIRA
I dropped by your office. Damar
told me you were here...
(beat)
... with her.
Odo feels he has nothing to hide...
ODO
She was here. But she's gone now.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 30.
25 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Are you all right? What did she
want?
ODO
She didn't want anything.
KIRA
Then what was she doing here?
Odo is starting to get annoyed with what she's implying --
ODO
I know how you feel about her,
major, but there's no reason to be
concerned.
KIRA
You don't know how much I wish I
could believe that.
(beat)
You didn't Link with her, did you?
Odo lets out a frustrated breath
ODO
Actually, I did.
KIRA
You did?
(can't contain herself)
What were you thinking?
Odo looks at her -- he thinks he knows what she's
worried about, and it annoys him a little.
ODO
She didn't find out about the
Resistance, if that's why you're
worried --
KIRA
It's not.
ODO
(telling her anyway)
The Link isn't about exchanging
information, it's about merging
thought and form -- idea and
sensation.
KIRA
(right back at him)
Sounds like a perfect way to
manipulate someone.
ODO
She's not manipulating me.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines"- REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 31.
25 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
Ever since the day you crossed
paths, she's lied to you, tricked
you, sat in judgment of you -- I
don't trust her. And I don't
understand how you can.
ODO
I Linked with her -- if she had
some hidden motive, I would've
sensed it.
(trying to make her
understand)
She's just trying to teach me
about myself -- about what I'm
capable of becoming.
KIRA
An Intergalactic Warlord, maybe?
Because that's what she is.
ODO
(without denying it)
Who knows -- by Linking with her
I might be able to make her
understand that the Federation
doesn't pose a threat to her
people.
KIRA
(dubious)
Do you really believe you can
convince her to call off the war?
ODO
If you could experience the Link
you'd understand the effect it has
on my people -- you'd realize that
anything is possible.
(beat)
I'm only beginning to understand
it myself. I still have so many
questions. Now that she's here,
I finally have a chance to get
some answers.
KIRA
Odo, this isn't the time for you
to go off on some personal quest.
There's too much at stake. After
the war's over, do whatever you
need to do.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 32-32A.
25 CONTINUED: (4)
KIRA (Cont'd)
If you want to leave and join the
Great Link, I won't try to stop
you. But right now, I need you
here -- focused.
Kira can see that she's getting through to him, presses
her case.
KIRA
Promise me you won't Link with her
again, Odo, not until this is
over.
Odo thinks this over carefully... finally --
ODO
All right, I won't.
(beat)
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to
get to work. I'll see you at the
Resistance meeting.
Off Kira's relieved face as she watches him go...
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 33.
25A EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
Favoring the Defiant in orbit.
26 INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE
O'Brien is making repairs at a console as Nog looks on,
an open TOOLBOX nearby. Dax is in the Captain's Chair,
reading over a PADD. SUPERNUMERARIES as needed. Dax
looks up, addresses O'Brien and Nog with mock
exasperation.
DAX
Are you two ever going to finish?
NOG
Just a few more minutes,
commander.
O'BRIEN
(correcting him)
That's "captain."
(explaining)
It's an old naval tradition.
Whoever's in command of a ship,
regardless of rank, is referred to
as "captain."
Nog likes the sound of this.
NOG
You mean if I had to take command,
I'd be called "captain," too?
O'BRIEN
(wry)
Cadet, by the time you took
command, there wouldn't be anyone
left to call you anything.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 34.
26 CONTINUED: (2)
NOG
(deflated)
Good point.
The door OPENS and Sisko ENTERS from the corridor.
DAX
Come to take a last look around?
SISKO
(smiles)
Not a last look, I hope.
In truth, it's hard for Sisko to let go of his ship,
especially on the eve of a dangerous mission. Even so,
he knows he needs to convey to Dax and the others that
he has confidence in them.
SISKO
How are the repairs coming?
DAX
(shooting O'Brien and
Nog a look)
Almost done.
O'Brien gives her a look, gets back to work. Sisko's
getting what he came for -- a taste of the camaraderie
that has bound his crew together for so many years --
and he can't resist taking part in it.
SISKO
I wouldn't get too used to that
chair, old man. When this war's
over, I'm going to want my ship
back.
DAX
Fine. When this war's over, I'm
going on a honeymoon.
They share a smile. O'Brien has just finished the
repair, stands.
O'BRIEN
All done here, captain.
SISKO DAX
(simultaneous) (simultaneous)
Very good. All right.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 35.
26 CONTINUED: (3)
Sisko realizes O'Brien was talking to Dax, not him. It
throws him a bit, but he handles it gracefully, looks
to Dax so that she can give the order.
DAX
Plot a course to the Argolis
Cluster and prepare to depart.
SISKO
(to all)
Good luck.
Sisko turns toward the door, and Dax follows.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 36.
26 CONTINUED: (4)
DAX
(quiet)
I wish you were coming with us,
Benjamin.
Sisko is thinking the same thing, but he knows there's
only one thing he can say --
SISKO
You'll do fine.
She smiles, bolstered by his quiet confidence in her.
A beat, then Sisko EXITS. Off Dax's face...
26A INT. STARBASE - ROSS'S OFFICE
where Sisko is standing at the window, looking out into space.
26B NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
to REVEAL what he's looking at... the Defiant, moving
away from the station...
26C SISKO
off his pensive features as he wonders how the Defiant
will fare...
27 OMITTED
28 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Re-Establishing. Dominion ships come and go.
29 INT. QUARK'S
It's a quiet day at the bar. The place still hasn't
been completely put back together after the fight and
the few PATRONS present have to put up with the Ferengi
waiters carting in new tables and fixing things up.
Quark is behind the bar unpacking a crate of new
glassware when Damar approaches. Quark is not happy to
see this potential troublemaker back in his
establishment.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 36A.
29 CONTINUED:
QUARK
(sarcastic)
Pardon our appearance. We're
renovating.
Damar isn't the sort to apologize to anyone --
DAMAR
(sitting down)
Kanar.
Quark frowns to himself, reaches for the bottle.
DAMAR
Not that one. The twenty-seven.
QUARK
(surprised)
The twenty-seven? Expensive.
DAMAR
I can afford it...
(smiles)
on a gul's salary.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 37.
29 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
(incensed)
Wait a minute. You started a
fight in my bar and you're getting
promoted? What kind of way is
that to run an army?
DAMAR
(explaining)
Dukat wasn't happy about what
happened. I had to find a way to
make it up to him.
QUARK
I hope it was something big.
DAMAR
Let's just say...
(smiles)
... it's going to change the course
of history.
This piques Quark's interest. As he uncorks an
expensive-looking bottle of Kanar, he leans in close to
Damar.
QUARK
As a businessman, I'm very
interested in the course of
history.
(pouring suggestively)
This one's on me...
Damar smiles, knowing exactly what Quark is trying to
do.
DAMAR
That's very kind of you, Quark.
Damar knocks back his drink.
DAMAR
But I can't talk about it.
QUARK
(backing off)
Of course. I understand.
But even as he says this, Quark pours him another
glass...
30 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS
Kira, JAKE, Rom and Odo have assembled for the
Resistance meeting.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 38.
30 CONTINUED:
Odo seems to be back to his old self by now, but he's
still somewhat detached. Jake is talking about what he
thinks they should do next
JAKE
-- there's obviously a lot of bad
blood between the Cardassians and
the Jem'Hadar. It wouldn't take
much to get them to go at each
other again.
Remembering how Odo reacted to the first brawl, Kira
doesn't want to do anything that will upset him again
and drive him further away.
KIRA
I don't know if we want to do
that.
ROM
(surprised)
But it worked so well --
Kira doesn't want to explain herself, turns to Odo.
KIRA
What do you think, Odo?
It takes him a moment to answer, and when he does, he
doesn't seem to feel that strongly about it.
ODO
I'm not sure it's a good idea...
KIRA
(without hesitation)
Then we'll come up with something
else.
JAKE
(objecting)
Major --
KIRA
(insisting)
Something we can all agree on.
Before Jake can reply, there's a CHIME at the door.
They look at each other --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 39.
30 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
(nervous)
Who could that be?
KIRA
Relax. We're just sitting here
enjoying each other's company.
ROM
(got it)
Right.
KIRA
Come in.
The door OPENS to reveal Quark. Drunk. He stands
there looking at them, swaying slightly.
ROM
Brother, are you all right?
Quark comes into the room --
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 40.
30 CONTINUED: (3)
QUARK
No, I'm not all right. I just
shared a bottle of Kanar
with Damar.
(realizing)
That rhymes.
JAKE
You're drunk.
QUARK
Of course I'm drunk. I wouldn't
risk coming in here and
associating myself with your
little Resistance Cell if I wasn't
drunk.
KIRA
Maybe you should leave before
someone sees you.
Quark sits down and launches into a tangent that even
he doesn't know where it's leading.
QUARK
I've tried. I've tried my best to
run my establishment under this
occupation. But you know what?
It's no fun.
(as if he doesn't want
to be overheard by
anyone who might be
listening in)
I don't like Cardassians --
they're mean and arrogant. And I
can't stand the Jem'Hadar.
They're creepy. They just stand
there like statues, staring at
you.
(shivering at the
memory)
I've had it. I don't want to
spend the rest of my life doing
business with these people. I
want the Federation back.
(a plaintive wail)
I want to sell root beer again!
KIRA
All right, you've made your point.
Relax.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT THREE 41.
30 CONTINUED: (4)
QUARK
How can I relax when thousands of
Jem'Hadar ships are sitting on the
other side of the wormhole,
waiting to come through?
JAKE
Don't worry about it. They're
stuck there.
QUARK
Not if what Damar told me is true.
Kira suddenly snaps to attention --
KIRA
(dead serious)
What are you talking about?
QUARK
He said he came up with a way to
deactivate the mines. Dukat wants
him to start field tests right
away.
Everyone is stunned to hear this.
QUARK
Well, are you just going to sit
there, or are you going to do
something about it?
Off this moment, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 42.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
31 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS - MOMENTS LATER
Kira, Odo, Quark, Jake and Rom as before. Kira is
handing Quark his second MUG of coffee. He's sobered
up, but he's having trouble focusing.
KIRA
Come on Quark, think. It's
important. Did Damar say anything
about how he was planning to
deactivate the mines?
Quark struggles to remember...
QUARK
Yes. He said something about the
station's defector.
This gets even Odo's attention
ODO
A defector?
KIRA
That's impossible. The only
person on the station who knows
anything about how the mines work
is...
ROM
Me.
Rom freezes, he can't even breathe.
QUARK
(musing out loud)
Defector... that doesn't sound
right. Maybe he said deflector.
Yeah, that's it. He's going to
use the station's deflector array.
Kira frowns, turns to Rom, who finally let's out the
breath he's been holding...
KIRA
What do you think, Rom?
ROM
I'm glad it wasn't me.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 43.
31 CONTINUED:
KIRA
About the deflector array -- is
there any way to use it to
deactivate the mines?
ROM
(confident)
No. I designed the mines to be
self-replicating. The only way to
keep them from replacing
themselves is to isolate them in
an anti-graviton beam. The
deflector array can't do that.
Suddenly something occurs to him...
ROM
Unless you reconfigured the field
generators...
(confidence crumbling)
-- and re-focused the emitters...
(deflated)
Which would turn the deflector
array into one big anti-graviton
beam...
QUARK
(annoyed)
Why didn't you think of that when
you set up the minefield?
ROM
(at a loss)
I don't know...
QUARK
(shaking his head)
He doesn't know.
KIRA
(shutting him up)
Quark.
(to Rom)
How can we disable the deflector
array?
ROM
All you have to do to is access
the EPS feed and overload the
waveguide.
KIRA
Let's do it.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/.97 - ACT FOUR 44.
31 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
But there's no way to get to the
EPS feed. It's in a secured
conduit rigged with alarms.
KIRA
(undaunted)
Odo, can you disable those alarms?
ODO
I can take them off-line for about
five minutes if I run a security
diagnostic.
KIRA
(to Rom)
Will that give you enough time?
ROM
I think so.
ODO
I'll run the diagnostic as soon as
I get to my office in the morning.
KIRA
All right.
(to Rom)
You and I will meet here.
(to Odo)
At exactly oh-eight hundred, you'll
begin the diagnostic. Any questions?
A beat, then...
QUARK
When will Rom be back at work?
(off their stares)
I have ten crates of Yamok sauce
that need to be unpacked.
Off this moment...
32 EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. No ships are visible in the vicinity.
33 INT. STARBASE 375 - ROSS'S OFFICE (OPTICAL)
It's late, the lights are dimmed. Sisko is talking to
WORF on a MONITOR. He's speaking to Sisko from
somewhere on the Rotarran -- the ship is far away, and
the IMAGE and SOUND are occasionally obscured by
static.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 45.
33 CONTINUED:
Both men are in the same mood -- they're waiting for
news about people they care about, and the news is
overdue.
WORF
Has there been any news, sir?
SISKO
None.
WORF
The Defiant has been gone over
sixteen hours.
Sisko studies Worf's troubled features...
SISKO
I know this is difficult for you,
Worf...
WORF
Yes, Sir... but I sense it is more
difficult for you.
(off Sisko's look)
The Defiant is your ship.
Worf's said it all with these few simple words. After a beat...
SISKO
Dax'll bring her home.
A long moment as they both hope this will be true,
then...
SISKO
(smiles)
There's no way she's going to miss
her own wedding.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 46-47.
33 CONTINUED: (2)
Even Worf has to smile at this...
WORF
No. I suppose not.
A moment as they regard each other...
SISKO
As soon as I hear something, I'll
let you know...
WORF
Thank you, sir.
(a beat)
Captain, you should get some rest.
SISKO
Not tonight.
Worf understands... a moment, then he ends the
transmission. Sisko settles back into the chair, takes
a breath. He's exhausted, knows he should turn in, but
he can't pull himself away from his waiting. It just
doesn't feel right. Off Sisko's face as he settles in
to wait... and hope...
34 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. Dominion ships come and go.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 47A.
35 ODO'S QUARTERS
where Odo is talking with the Female Shape-shifter.
He's been asking her all sorts of questions, and she
answers them patiently, as best she can, glad that he's
willing to spend time with her.
ODO
And have our people always been
Shape-shifters, or was there a time
when we were like the Solids?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Eons ago, we were like them --
limited to one form. But we
evolved.
Odo takes this in, fascinated...
ODO
On the homeworld, are you always
in the Link, or do you sometimes
take solid form?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 48.
35 CONTINUED:
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
We prefer the Link. But
occasionally, it can be
interesting to exist as something
else -- a tree perhaps, or a cloud
in the sky.
ODO
A cloud. How many of us are
there?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
So many questions, Odo.
ODO
I'm sorry. But there's so much
that isn't clear to me yet.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
If you Link with me, everything
will be made clear.
Odo doesn't want to admit the promise he made to Kira,
offers another explanation that isn't necessarily
untrue.
ODO
You have to understand, the Link
is very overwhelming for me.
Right now, it's easier to talk.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
But words are so clumsy, so
imprecise.
ODO
Even so.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
As you wish.
Something occurs to him for the first time.
ODO
You've never told me your name.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
What use would I have for a name?
ODO
To differentiate yourself from the
others.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
I don't.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 49.
35 CONTINUED: (2)
ODO
(confused)
But... you are a separate being.
Aren't you?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
In a sense.
Odo tries to put it another way...
ODO
When you return to the Link,
what'll happen to the entity I'm
talking to right now?
She answers with a phrase that seems to be self
explanatory to her.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
The drop becomes the ocean...
Odo senses a glimmer of what this means, tries to grope
his way to understanding...
ODO
And if you choose to take solid
form again?
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
The ocean becomes the drop...
ODO
Yes... I think I'm beginning to
understand.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Then can you answer your own
question? How many of us are
there?
It takes him a moment, then it hits him with the force
of revelation.
ODO
One... and many. It depends on
how you look at it.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
(pleased)
Very good. You are beginning to
understand.
(beat)
But there's so much more you don't
know.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 50.
35 CONTINUED: (3)
Odo wants desperately to understand himself fully --
ODO
Tell me.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Words would be insufficient.
She reaches out her hand to him...
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Link with me again... It's the
only way I can give you the
understanding that you seek...
ODO
I can't.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
Why not?
ODO
I promised Kira.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
She's a Solid. This has nothing
to do with her. This is about
you, Odo -- about what you want.
Odo hesitates... his curiosity, his need, is
palpable... off his face as we wonder what he'll do...
36 INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
as Rom approaches the door to Kira's quarters, carrying
a large FRUIT BASKET. He balances the basket on one
hand, works the door panel. A beat, then the door
OPENS to reveal Kira.
ROM
(a bit jittery)
Am I early?
KIRA
A little.
(sotto)
I hope there's more than just
fruit in that basket.
ROM
(sotto)
I needed a place to hide my tools.
In case anybody asks, I'm making
a delivery.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 50A.
36 CONTINUED:
Kira realizes that there might have been an easier way
to hide his tools, but she goes with it.
KIRA
Right.
Two N.D. CARDASSIANS come around the corner and start
toward them. Feeling the need to launch into his cover
story, Rom holds the basket out to her.
ROM
(panicking)
Here's your fruit!
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 51.
36 CONTINUED: (2)
To Kira's dismay, the two Cardassians come to a stop
outside a nearby door and start talking to each other
about something. Kira realizes she's going to have to
come up with a way to get out of there.
KIRA
I didn't order any fruit.
Rom blanches -- she seems to be denying his cover
story.
KIRA
Your brother sent this, didn't he?
ROM
Uh...
KIRA
If he's trying to win me over,
tell him it's not going to work.
Rom has no idea what he's supposed to say to this --
KIRA
Better yet, I'll tell him myself.
She grabs Rom and yanks him down the corridor... off
this moment...
37 INT. A SECOND HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
as Kira, Rom and the Fruit Basket make their way down
it. They come to a juncture near a conduit entrance
hatch, look both ways to see if anyone's coming. Kira
pulls the hatch cover off; as Rom climbs inside, fruit
basket and all...
KIRA
Odo should be on his way to his
office by now. Remember, he's
going to interrupt the sensor
alarms at exactly eight hundred
hours.
ROM
I'll be ready.
KIRA
I'll contact you if there's a problem.
(beat)
Good luck with your delivery...
As Rom disappears inside the conduit, Kira replaces the
hatch... off her face as she starts away...
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 51A.
37A INT. CONDUIT (FORMERLY SCENE 39)
where Rom is at the far end of a long conduit, sitting
by a closed hatch. He plucks the last of his TOOLS out
of the Fruit Basket. Satisfied they're all there, he
glances at the closed hatch, studies the LETTERING
displayed on it -- it reads: RESTRICTED AREA,
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.
ROM
(taps combadge)
Computer, time.
COMPUTER VOICE
Seven hundred hours, fifty eight
minutes.
ROM
Two minutes to go...
He sits there for a beat, content to wait. Almost
without thinking, he plucks a piece of fruit out and
takes a bite...
37B INT. PROMENADE (FORMERLY SCENE 40)
as Kira makes her way toward the Security Office. She
wears a private smile on her face, relieved and pleased
that the Resistance is going to be able to do something
to slow the Dominion down. As she approaches the door
to Security, her features falter --
37C NEW ANGLE (FORMERLY 41)
REVEALING that Odo's not inside.
37D INT. SECURITY OFFICE
as Kira rushes inside the empty room.
KIRA
Odo?
There's no sign of him. Kira slaps her combadge --
KIRA
Kira to Odo.
No response.
38 INT. ODO'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
where we find Odo starting to LINK with the Female
Shape-shifter.
KIRA'S COM VOICE
Please respond.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FOUR 51B.
38A CLOSE - ODO (OPTICAL)
We can see that he's so intent on what he's
experiencing, he doesn't even register the sound of her
voice....
KIRA'S COM VOICE
Odo.
As his face goes to GOO, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 52.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
39
thru OMITTED
42
42A INT. SECURITY OFFICE
KIRA
Computer, time.
COMPUTER VOICE
Seven hundred hours, fifty nine
minutes.
Frustrated, Kira decides she's going to have to call
Rom off. She slaps her combadge, which CHIRPS in
response -- but before she can say anything, the door
behind her OPENS.
DAMAR (O.S.)
Hello, major.
Kira turns to see Damar in the doorway to the Promenade --
DAMAR
Just the person I was looking
for...
Kira realizes she's going to have to get out of there
fast so she can warn Rom that the alarm hasn't been
disabled --
43 INT. CONDUIT
where Rom is standing by. He reaches for the control
panel to open the hatch, hesitates...
ROM
Better give him a few more seconds
just to be sure...
He pauses, his hand on the control.
43A INT. SECURITY OFFICE
Kira and Damar.
KIRA
-- congratulations on your
promotion, but we'll have to
discuss the personnel report some
other time.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 53.
43A CONTINUED:
Kira tries to move past Damar so she can contact Rom
and warn him that the alarm hasn't been interrupted,
but Damar stops her.
DAMAR
We'll discuss it now.
KIRA
(shaking him off)
I don't think so.
She hurries out into the Promenade --
43B INT. PROMENADE
as Kira moves quickly out of Damar's sightline, slaps
her combadge.
KIRA
Kira to Rom -- don't open that
hatch.
43C INT. CONDUIT
Too late -- the hatch is already sliding OPEN.
ROM
(gulp)
I already did.
KIRA'S COM VOICE
Get out of there!
44 INT. PROMENADE
as Kira watches in horror, Damar rushes out of the
Security Office and calls to TWO passing CARDASSIANS --
DAMAR
Intruder alert, come with me!
As they rush away...
45 INT. CONDUIT (FORMERLY CONDUIT JUNCTURE)
as Rom crawls down it as fast as he can, leaving the
Fruit Basket and tools behind. He reaches the hatch,
pushes it OPEN -- only to find himself looking up the
barrel of a Cardassian FIRE RIFLE. Damar and the Two
N.D. Cardassians are standing out in the corridor.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 53A.
45 CONTINUED:
DAMAR
Well, well... what do we have
here...
Off Damar's satisfied smile...
46 EXT. SPACE - STARBASE 375 (OPTICAL)
The Defiant is visible at the dock.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 54.
46 CONTINUED:
SISKO (V.O.)
Captain's Log: Tactical update.
The Defiant has returned to
Starbase after its successful
attack on the Dominion sensor
array.
As Sisko's voice-over continues, we --
CUT TO:
46A INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR
where Sisko and Admiral Ross are making their way
toward the Mess Hall.
SISKO (V.O.)
(continuing)
Admiral Ross and I have
recommended that Lieutenant
Commander Dax and the entire
Defiant crew be cited for
exceptional performance of their
duties.
As the log finishes, they reach the door to the mess
hall --
46B INT. DEFIANT - MESS HALL
as Sisko and Ross ENTER. The mood in the room is
similar to what we saw in the Teaser. Dax, Bashir, Nog
and SUPERNUMERARIES are celebrating their safe return
from the mission. When Nog sees Sisko and Ross --
NOG
Admiral on deck!
The crew falls silent and comes to attention.
ROSS
Carry on.
As the crew gets back to what they were doing, Dax
calls out to Nog --
DAX
Nog, Saurian Brandy for the brass!
As Dax crosses toward Sisko and Ross, Bashir intercepts
her.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 55.
46B CONTINUED:
BASHIR
Dax. Would you tell Ensign Kirby
how I took over the Conn when
Lieutenant Haj was injured during
the attack?
He motions to a comely young woman across the way, now
engaged in conversation with someone nearby --
BASHIR
She doesn't believe me.
DAX
Frankly, I'm not sure it really
happened myself.
Bashir now realizes he is standing with Dax in front of
the brass, and excuses himself --
BASHIR
(to Sisko and Ross)
Sir. Sir.
Bashir moves off. Sisko and Ross share a smile, but in
truth Sisko is feeling a little strange about being
here. People are talking about the mission, and it's
hard to face the fact that he had nothing to do with
it.
ROSS
(to Dax)
Congratulations, captain.
DAX
Thank you, sir.
(beat)
Excuse me, I need to talk to
Julian.
There being nothing for them to say, Dax rejoins her
crew. Nog calls to Sisko and Ross and they cross to
him at the bar.
NOG
(with the drinks)
Sirs, here you are.
SISKO
(to Ross)
Don't ask him where he got it.
ROSS
(taking his drink)
Don't worry, captain -- I don't
want to know.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 56.
46B CONTINUED: (2)
Nog musters a smile, hurries off. O'Brien ENTERS from
the corridor carrying another empty PHASER CANISTER.
He spies Dax across the room, starts toward her without
having seen Sisko and Ross.
As the crew notices what he's carrying, they start to
crowd around Dax's table, where she's sitting with
Bashir and Kirby. Sisko and Ross end up looking at
their backs from the periphery of the crowd, and we
watch the action from their point of view.
O'BRIEN
(to Dax)
Another one, Captain.
Dax takes the cannister, holds it out for everyone to
see.
46C ON SISKO
as he watches Dax go through the ritual that he himself
initiated. It's a strange moment for him, emphasizing
that the crew has truly moved on and embraced Dax as
their Captain.
DAX (O.S.)
Take a good look. Because this
says something about us.
46D RESUME
DAX
It says that we're willing to
fight -- and that we'll keep on
fighting until we can't fight
anymore.
Everyone in the room answers in unison --
ALL
Yes, sir!
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 57.
46D CONTINUED:
DAX
You don't throw something like
this away.
ALL
No, sir!
46E SISKO AND ROSS
as they watch Dax place the canister next to the
others, the crew cheering and applauding.
ROSS
They're a good crew.
Sisko couldn't agree more, even though in a sense, it's
not his crew anymore.
SISKO
The best.
Ross sees the look on Sisko's face, understands what
he's going through.
ROSS
(gently)
What do you say we get back to
work?
Sisko says nothing, just nods. They move off, EXIT,.
unnoticed by the crowd. Off this moment...
47 OMITTED
48 EXT. SPACE - TEROK NOR (OPTICAL)
Dominion ships come and go.
49 INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
as Kira angrily works the door panel to Odo's quarters.
No response. She works it again. After a beat, the
door finally OPENS.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 57A.
50 INT. ODO'S QUARTERS
as Kira storms in to confront Odo.
KIRA
What the hell happened? Why
didn't you disable the alarm?
Odo turns to her, regards her with an almost Founder-
like serenity.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/-97 - ACT FIVE 58.
50 CONTINUED:
ODO
It's difficult to explain...
His calmness only stokes Kira's anger and frustration --
KIRA
Rom is sitting in a holding cell
being interrogated! He was
counting on you. I was counting
on you.
ODO
I know.
KIRA
You know!
(anger rising)
Do you realize you handed the
Alpha Quadrant to the Dominion?
ODO
I was in the Link.
Odo says this as if it were explanation enough...
KIRA
(disbelieving)
Are you telling me you forgot?
ODO
I didn't forget. It just...
didn't seem to matter.
KIRA
You know!
(incredulous)
A lot of people are going to die --
don't you care?
ODO
It has nothing to do with me.
KIRA
(stunned)
How can you say that?
ODO
If you could experience the Link,
you'd know why nothing else
matters.
KIRA
The last five years... your life
here... our friendship -- none of
that matters?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "Behind the Lines" - REV. 8/21/97 - ACT FIVE 59.
50 CONTINUED: (3)
ODO
It did... once.
She looks at him, realizing that everything she ever
thought they had between them was a lie.
ODO
(saddened)
I wish I could make you
understand. But you can't.
(almost pitying her)
You're not a changeling.
Kira fixes him with a look --
KIRA
That's right. I'm a Solid.
She's letting him know that as far as she's concerned,
they're on different sides now. Without another word,
she turns and EXITS. We hold on Odo's face for a beat,
then we hear the SOUND of a door opening and the Female
Shape-shifter ENTERS from the back room.
FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
You look troubled, Odo. Did she
upset you?
A beat as Odo considers it, then he realizes how he
feels...
ODO
No... not really...
Off the Female Shape-shifter as she allows herself a
small smile of triumph...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END